CVE-2021-20172

7.8 highEPSS 0.3%

All known versions of the Netgear Genie Installer for macOS contain a local privilege escalation vulnerability. The installer of the macOS version of Netgear Genie handles certain files in an insecure way. A malicious actor who has local access to the endpoint on which the software is going to be installed may overwrite certain files to obtain privilege escalation to root.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 22% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-732
Published: 2021-12-30
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

netgear:genie_installer

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-56
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-56

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